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The American Waltham Watch Factory

Subject
Factories & Mills
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1959 (Chrome)
Front of The American Waltham Watch Factory, c. 1959 lithograph postcard
Front
Back of The American Waltham Watch Factory, c. 1959 lithograph postcard
Back

About this subject

A long street view of the American Waltham Watch Factory complex in Waltham, Massachusetts, with large brick factory buildings, a white picket fence, bare trees, and a utility pole along the road. The image is tinted in pink and green tones.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Dear Walter, Yes the folders I advertised are the same as you describe. Am trying to get them made 12 on a side since post cards come in with 96 or 12. Y.T. Walter Carson

PublisherChisholm Bros.
Published by Chisholm Bros., Portland, Me. No. 250. The American Waltham Watch Factory. Greetings from Waltham, Mass. --- Post Card This side is for the address. MADE IN GERMANY.
PostmarkedAugust 11, 1965, 11:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Walter Webb

Baden St, Bx 11, St Louis, MO 63147

FromWalter Green, Glen Moore, PA 19343

Postcard record

Postmarked
SeriesNo. 250
ConditionGood
Place addressedWalter Webb, 2122 Olive Ave., St. Louis, MO
Place depicted11 Harvard St, Waltham, MA, 02453
Place depictedAmerican Waltham Watch Factory, Waltham, MA
Place mentioned452-460 Fore St., Portland, ME
Place sent fromWalter Green, Glen Moore, PA, 19343
Stamp4c United States flag, red and blue, issued 1959
NotesWhite border; publisher text printed vertically along left edge; light corner/edge wear. Postmark: OGRE AUG 11 AM 1965. Divided-back card with white border and glossy chromo-litho finish; 'MADE IN GERMANY' printed vertically at left edge of back; light edge/corner wear, stamp partly obscured by postmark.

Cite this card

The American Waltham Watch Factory, postcard, c. 1959. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/the-american-waltham-watch-factory. Accessed October 5, 2026.